"Identify as a Service (IaaS)" Please respond to the following:

Examine how frameworks like Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) afford improved identity protection in the cloud. Alternatively, assess the security challenges that SAML presents to organizations.

Examine the goals of this manifesto as they relate to a federated cloud environment. Determine whether you are for or against the outlined goals in a federated approach. Support your position with an explanation.

"Data Storage in the Cloud" Please respond to the following:

Imagine that you are the CIO of a multinational consumer-based organization that has redundant servers across the globe. Examine three regulatory challenges you may face. Propose the technical or operational approaches that you would use to mitigate these factors.

Examine the possible innovations that cloud computing has yet to realize in organizations. Provide at least three recommendations that you could suggest to a CEO that would invoke disruptive change to an organization.

"Collaboration in the Cloud" Please respond to the following:

From the first e-Activity, compare and contrast the cloud environment and technologies that VoIP companies employ for themselves and their end users.

Differentiate between two of the more popular cloud-based collaboration services that you readily use. Elaborate on their offerings to end users.

"Virtualization" Please respond to the following:

Imagine that you are a CIO for a midsized organization. Examine how you might fully virtualize your enterprise from your network appliances, servers, and end-user desktops. Select the virtualization solutions that you would employ and explain why. Explain how far you would go in extending this model.

Imagine that you are CIO of a midsized organization that must deploy virtual-server solutions for Windows and Linux. Examine the pros and cons of implementing the virtual machine platform of your choice.